It came very close. It came so close for the game to end with a tie. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 with a field goal. There was no time left on the clock.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrows came back with a vengeance after going down with an ACL injury last season. Burrows completed 20 of his 27 passes with two touchdowns and threw for 261 yards.

The game’s biggest play came down to 39 seconds left in overtime—fourth-and-a-chain-link from the Bengals own 48. Burrow stares into the Double-A Gap, where Zimmer has seemingly sent every player that ever played for him during his six seasons as the Bengals defensive coordinator. Burrow checks to a pass and a long one that floats to tight end C.J. Uzomah that turns into the 32-yard play. The play of the game set up Evan McPherson’s winning field goal. It is the only regular-season game in NFL history with last-play scores in both regulation and overtime.

Bengals will fly to “The Windy City” to take on the Chicago Bears in Week 2.